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Old 10-23-2017, 06:27 PM
artthompson artthompson is offline
 
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Default CA Compliant Primers

Hello all! I'm starting my build, and have decided that I do in fact want to prime my parts (yes, even the alclad ones).

After much research, I had finally decided to use DuPont 615s/616s. When I tried to figure out where to get it today, I realized that since I live in the Great State of California () I cannot get this, or similar primers.

Does anyone have experience with a comparable CA compliant solution?
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Old 10-23-2017, 06:37 PM
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Have you tried buying them in Tracy, outside the Bay Area Air Quality Region?
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Old 10-23-2017, 07:04 PM
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According to the rep, it wasn?t available anywhere in California...
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Old 10-23-2017, 08:57 PM
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These environmental concerns are why we dealing with the issues associated with powder coated components as that currently powder coating is assumed to be environmentally responsible.
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Old 10-23-2017, 10:55 PM
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DP-LV from PPG is a pretty good epoxy primer. I was able to buy it in LA county.

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Old 10-24-2017, 06:22 AM
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When I went on the Robinson Helicopter maintenance course many years ago, the instructor told us that the current California VOC compliant primer and paint system that they are forced to use is no where near a good as the earlier systems they used. He claimed the corrosion protection and durability was drastically reduced.
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Old 10-24-2017, 09:01 AM
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AKZO two part epoxy primer, the avocado green color stuff, ships right to my door in Trinidad, CA. I have primed all parts with this stuff and it is awesome. I cant recommend it enough. Bulletproof. Makes everything look very professional and is quite forgiving. Used a 40 dollar HPLV gun from Harbor Freight to spray all parts. Ninety-five percent of my aluminum work is done (need to update my signature stats) so I have plenty of experience with it. FWIW I have zero experience with other epoxy primer brands.
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Old 10-24-2017, 10:16 AM
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I was hoping to avoid the Epoxy primers and the increased prep work that’s involved, and go with a nice self-etch, but it appears CA isn’t going to let me; I’m not looking forward to the extra work.

I may just end up using the Zinc Chromate we have on the shelf at work.
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Old 10-24-2017, 01:45 PM
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I was able to buy SEM self etching paint locally in 2007. Not as durable as the epoxies of course but with proper surface prep seems to have stuck okay.
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Old 10-24-2017, 01:54 PM
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I was able to buy SEM self etching paint locally in 2007. Not as durable as the epoxies of course but with proper surface prep seems to have stuck okay.
Yeah, I was looking at that as an option. Wasn?t sure how the corrosion resistance on it was though.
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